Re: Bug in #! processing

From: Roman Neuhauser <neuhauser_at_chello.cz>
Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 12:07:03 +0200
# zaks_at_prioris.mini.pw.edu.pl / 2004-09-30 13:59:48 +0200:
>     I don't see a convincing use for comments on the first line of script.
>     Hash is special already when treated as comment character. # is not a
>     comment in any `scripting language'. It is a shell legacy and shouldn't
>     be forced on the remaining universe.

    '#' is the (or a) comment character in awk, perl, PHP, python, ruby and
    sed, just from the top of my head.

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